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The Brain
<view this essay>.... one fifth of the blood pumped by the heart is sent to .
The cerebrum makes up about 85 percent of the weight of the human brain. It controls all of the movements that you have to think about, thought and memory. The cerebrum is split in two different sections, the right half and the left half. These half's are also known as hemispheres. These hemispheres are connected by bundles of nerve fibres. Each of theses hemispheres are divided into 4 regions names as the bone of the skull that lies above it. The outer layer of the cerebrum is called the cortex. The cortex is mainly made up of nerve cell fibres. The cerebrum cortex is folded into a surface wi .....
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My Viewpoint Regarding Abortions
<view this essay>.... because a life is at state. You believe that a life is at state
but you do not think about the consequences of having a child that is not
wanted. You say that women should not have the right to have an abortion
and that you do not believe in abortion but by saying that you are taking
away a woman's freedom of choice. A woman should have the right to choose
if she wants to have an abortion. Your viewpoint does not acknowledge a
woman's right to freedom of choice. I agree with your opinion, that the
fetus is a human and that it has a right to life and that is why I believe
in early abortions.
I feel that your viewpoint would cause many problems. .....
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The Circulatory System
<view this essay>.... veins. The superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. When this chamber contracts, blood is forced into the left ventricle and then by ventricular contraction into the aorta.
Branching the aorta divides into a number of main branches, which in turn divide into smaller ones until the entire body is supplied by series of blood vessels. Portal circulation in addition to the pulmonary and systematic circulations described above, a subsidery to the venous system exists, known as portal circulation. A certain amount of blood from the intestine is collected into the portal vein and carried to the liver.
Coronary circulation is the means by which the heart .....
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Amico Acids - The Building Blocks Of Life
<view this essay>.... chaos. Dr. Herald Bloom says. The problem that we have is that
the theory of evolution teaches that some 3.5 to 4.5 billion years ago.
There was this large inorganic ocean of nitrogen, ammonia salts, methane,
and carbon dioxide bubbling away. When POOF! They say there arose an amino
acid. Blub blub blub blub, POOF! There arose another amino acid. A bunch
ofamino acids got together and formed peptides, polypeptides, and a
combination of amino acids formed protein molecules. The building block
necessary for life. And that you had this inorganic matter somehow become
living matter. Dr Herald Bloom points out, he says, "The problem is how do
we know, tha .....
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An Attempt At Understanding Dreams
<view this essay>.... of us), she didn't dream about him that
night. A few weeks later, I did, though! However, I didn't get very scared in my
dream because thanks to a certain technique that I developed a few years ago, I
can somehow avoid any dangers in my dreams by knowing that I'm dreaming and that
nothing bad can happen to me. This helped me in a lot of annoying dreams before
because when I'm in trouble I sometimes just “fly away” in certain situations in
the dream or I just ignore it and tell the bad guy that he can't hurt me because
I know it's just a dream. I have no idea until today how I'm able to do that,
but it really makes me wonder. I also don't know why I had that dre .....
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Meditation: A In-Depth Look
<view this essay>.... the soul is eternal and maintains
an eternal relationship with God. Hindus believe that because the soul is
eternal, it must reincarnate in various forms to retain this everlasting
relationship. Thousands of young people flocked to the ideas of Hinduism in the
1970's to escape the drug culture of the times.
As the troubled youth of the 1970's matures into the professionals of
the 1990's, the practice of meditation has been incorporated into the medical
field and studied for its effect on the body and mind. The physical practice of
meditation slows and calms the body, lowering blood pressure and heart rate with
the use of deep breathing exercises.
The calm .....
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Bipolar Affective Disorder
<view this essay>.... that we remain vigilant in the quest for explanations of its causes and treatment.
Affective disorders are characterized by a smorgasbord of symptoms that can be broken into manic and depressive episodes. The depressive episodes are characterized by intense feelings of sadness and despair that can become feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Some of the symptoms of a depressive episode include anhedonia, disturbances in sleep and appetite, psychomotor retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). The manic episodes are character .....
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Spinal Fluid May Help Alzheimer's Diagnosis
<view this essay>.... Nature Medicine reported of the 34 samples of spinal fluid they set
apart the 15 samples that were from people with Alzheimer's or an other
related condition from the 19 samples from people who didn't have
Alzheimer's. Most Alzheimer's patients are determined to have Alzheimer's
by symptoms, psychological testing, and medical testing to prove its not
another disease that is causing the person to appear to be having
Alzheimer's.
Scientists and other Alzheimer's experts felt it was too soon to
see how useful this test might be for doctors. Doctors diagnosis's are
usually 80 to 90% accurate.
Alzheimer's patients show an extensive amount of amyloid beta- .....
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